Baling-press



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W. T. YOUNGER.

BALING PRESS.

No. 597,478. Patented Jan. 18,1898.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Fries.

WILLIAM TURNER YOUNGEB, OF AUSTIN, TEXAS.

BALlNG-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 597,478, dated January18, 1898. Application tiled March 3,1397. Serial in. 625,834. (NomodeidTo all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM TURNER YOUNGER, residing in the city ofAustin, in the county of Travis and State of Texas, have invented a newand Improved Hay Pressing or Baling Machine, to be used in baling,pressing, or compressing any substance balable, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to presses or balingmachines, and more particularlyto that class which are worked by hand-power and it consists in certainnew constructions and combinations of parts whereby a cheap, simple, andeffective press is produced.

In the drawings I have shown the best form in which I have contemplatedembodying my invention, and my said invention is disclosed in thefollowing description and claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view of the complete machine in isometricperspective. Fig. 2 is a plan or top view of the main body or casing.Fig. 3 is a similar view to Fig. 1, on an enlarged scale, showing theupper end of one of the movable ratchet-bars and its connections withthe follower. Fig. 4 is a detail view of a part of the side of the mainbody; and Fig. 5 is a view of the weighted pawl, enlarged.

In the figures, A is the main body or casing, and A is the follower.This main bodyI prefer to make in separable parts, or of the knockdownform, so that it can be taken apart and packed in a small space forstorage or for shipment. Thecasing is supported in an uprightpositionwhen the machine is in operation by a base B. The sides A and A are eachsecured to this base by four bolts 1 2 3 4, two being in the centerpiece of the side, as the greater strain comes upon that. Between theside pieces at the lower part of the casing are two doors, only one ofwhich, 0, is seen in the drawings. These doors are secured by having thecross-piece or cleat 0 engaged by the retaininghooks a a and by the bar0, having the hooks o engaging staples in the base. This latter part ofthe construction serves as a hinge, while permitting the ready and easydetachment of the doors when desired. Above the doorC is a panel 0,which is secured in position by screws 0 passing through the cleats orcross-pieces 0 0 The is provided with a groove extending at right '60angles to the slot. These slots or spaces admit and constitute guidesfor the inwardly extending arms 6 e of the movable ratchetracksEateachside of the machine. To these arms 6 e are secured the flatfollower-hooks e e, which engage and are guided by the grooves in thewalls of the slots. The follower A is provided with twooutwardly-extending arms a. a, which are so placed that when they areengaged by the follower-hooks and the racks are depressed these armswill engage the same slots as the arms (2 c of the racks, and thefollower will thus be guided in its downward movement free from contactwith the side walls of the casing.

At each side of the casing is a lever F, which is provided with aweighted pawl f, which engages the rack E. Immediately below the pointof pivoting of the lever is placed a retaining-pawlf'. While but oneside of the casing is shown, it will be understood that these devicesare duplicated at the opposite side of the casing.

The upper part or head of each rack is prm vided with two hooks e 6 towhich are at tached cords or chains g g, which pass up over pulleys g gand support at their other ends weights G G. These weights areproportioned so as to raise the follower and racks when the latter arefreed from the retaining-pawls f and the levers F.

H is a platform upon which the operator stands when charging the casing.

The follower is provided with two deep grooves a a extendingtransversely of the same, while the bottom of the casing has two likegrooves a a There may be a greater number of these if desired.

The operation of my press is as follows: The follower being at itshighest position is removed by the operator, who thereupon fills thecasing with hay or the other material to be compressed. He then replacesthe follower and draws its arms aa into the hooks e e. The levers F arenow raised and lowered simultaneously, drawing the racks and thefollower downward equally on both sides. When the followerhas beendepressed and the material compressed to the point desired, the

doors 0 are opened outward and the binding passed around the balethrough the grooves a 0L and properly secured. The follower and racksare then released by turning the retaining-pawls f upward until theyengage and hold the weighted pawls f out of contact with the racks. Thefollower and racks will then be drawn quickly upward by the weights G G.The doors 0 will then be replaced and the operation repeated.

The press can be readily taken down by removing the bolts 1 2 3 4 oneach side, screws 0 the fastening devices for the table D, and theoperating-levers F. The parts composing the structure can then beseparated and compactly stowed.

VVh'a-t I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a press the combination with the main body provided with theguiding-slots,

of the. movable racks outside of the main body and having parts engagingsaid slots, the follower having arms also engaging said slots, devicesconnecting the racks and the follower-arms, and the actuating-levers,substantially as described.

2. In a press, the combination with the main body or casing having theguiding-slots in its sides and the grooves extending at right angles tothe said slots, of the movable racks having arms engaging said slots,the followerhooks engaging the rack-arms and adapted to slide in thegrooves in said slots, the follower having arms for engaging said hooksand slots, and the actuating-levers for said racks, substantially asdescribed.

8. In a press thecombination with the main body, of the ratchet-rackhaving the inwardly-extending arms, the follower-hooks detachablyengaging the said arms, and the follower having the armsdetachably'engagin g the said hooks, substantially as described.

WILLIAM TURNER YOUNGER.

Witnesses CHAS. P. SORIVENER, THOMAS A. MILLER.

